Agricultural Education

Agricultural education provides systematic instruction to students in the areas of agriculture, food and natural resources. Through these subjects, agricultural educators teach students a wide variety of skills, including science, math, communications, leadership, management and technology. Agricultural education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems.

Through agricultural education, students are provided opportunities for leadership development, personal growth and career success. Agricultural education instruction is delivered through three major components.

•     Classroom/Laboratory instruction 

•     Supervised Agricultural Experience programs 

•     Leadership Development 

Students may pursue the following career pathways: 

• •  Animal Science

  •  Natural Resources Systems

  •  Plant Systems

  •  Power, Structural, and Technical Systems

15 Highest Paying Jobs in Agriculture (Indeed.com, February 2021)-click link to learn more about each career.

1. Water resources engineer

2. Farm Manager

3. Water treatment specialist

4. Grower

5. Forester

6. Agriculture equipment technician

7. Food technologist

8. Environmental scientist

9. Agriculture specialist

10. Operations manager

11. Ecologist

12. Agronomy manager

13. Agribusiness manager

14. Veterinarian

15. Biostatistician